96 Unit 1 Getting Started in the Kitchen Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 5 Review and Expand Summary You can put basic cooking skills to use when preparing simple recipes. Snacks, sandwiches, pizza, and beverages are good foods for beginning cooks to make. Keeping common ingredients on hand and gathering needed supplies before cook- ing are tips that can simplify any recipe. Whether snacks are eaten between or in place of meals, making healthy choices is important. Using fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy foods can help limit your intake of sugar, fat, and salt from snacks. Keeping portions small will help you avoid overeating. Sandwiches and wraps are made with some type of bread and a filling. Pizza is assembled from crust, sauce, and toppings. By changing the specific components, you can create a number of healthy variations on these foods. Popular beverages include a wide variety of cold drinks, coffee, tea, and chocolate and cocoa beverages. Balance these choices with pure water to control calories. Following a few preparation tips will result in pleasing beverages. Vocabulary Activities 1. Content Terms Working with a partner, choose two words from the following list to compare. Create a Venn diagram (see sample diagram that follows) to compare your words. Write one term under the left circle and the other term under the right circle. Where the circles overlap, write two or three characteristics the terms have in common. In the portions of the circles that do not overlap, write two or three characteristics that are not shared with the other term. snack sandwich wrap flatbread pizza beverage coffee blend caffeine decaffeinated tea 2. Academic Terms For each of the following terms, identify a word or group of words de- scribing a quality of the term—an attribute. Pair up with a classmate and discuss your list of attributes. Then, discuss your list of attributes with the whole class to increase understanding. deterrent discerning complement perishable Review Write your answers using complete sen- tences when appropriate. 3. What two characteristics are typical of recipes that can be described as “simple?” 4. When getting ready to cook, how should you begin? 5. What three components make many snack foods hard to resist? 6. What are two advantages of prepackaging snack foods into small bags or containers? 7. Give two examples of sandwich variations. 8. Give two guidelines for preparing sandwiches and wraps. 9. What is the advantage of using some type of fl atbread as a crust for pizza? 10. How can you prevent cold juice drinks from being diluted by ice cubes? 11. Why should coffee be served as soon as possi- ble after brewing? 12. Why is it important to remove the teabag or leaves from the pot before serving? Term: ________ Term: ________